Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Uh, when I'm, when I'm my childhood, I don't have bike, but I used to, uh, bike a driveway bicycle on every day.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yeah, in my country bikes are uh, popular because everyone uh, has their own bike. So in India it is easy access to uh, go on bikes.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: Answer the question directly using the past tense. Replace “when I’m my childhood” with “when I was a child,” and say “I didn’t have a bike” rather than “I don’t have bike.” The phrase “bike a driveway bicycle” is unnatural; use “ride a bicycle” instead. Avoid repeated fillers such as “uh” and connect the contrast clearly with “however” or “but.”
Ví dụ: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. However, I used to ride my family’s bicycle in our driveway every day. I really enjoyed it because it helped me become more independent.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Begin with a clear topic sentence, such as “Yes, bikes are very popular in India.” Use more natural expressions like “most people own a bike” and “bikes are a convenient way to travel” instead of “everyone has their own bike” and “it is easy access to go on bikes.” Add one specific reason or example, such as avoiding traffic or using bikes for commuting. Reduce fillers and avoid repeating “bike” by using “bicycles” or “two-wheelers” where appropriate.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in India. Many people own one because they are an affordable and convenient way to travel, especially in crowded cities. In addition, motorcycles can save commuters a lot of time because they are easier to use in heavy traffic.
× Uh, when I'm, when I'm my childhood, I don't have bike, but I used to, uh, bike a driveway bicycle on every day.
✓ When I was a child, I didn't have a bike, but I used to ride a bicycle on the driveway every day.
The question asks about the past, so use the past forms was and didn't have. The phrase when I'm my childhood is incorrect because I'm is present tense and cannot be used with my childhood. Use when I was a child instead.
× Uh, when I'm, when I'm my childhood, I don't have bike, but I used to, uh, bike a driveway bicycle on every day.
✓ When I was a child, I didn't have a bike, but I used to ride a bicycle on the driveway every day.
Singular countable nouns such as bike and bicycle usually need an article. Use a bike and a bicycle when referring to one nonspecific item.
× Uh, when I'm, when I'm my childhood, I don't have bike, but I used to, uh, bike a driveway bicycle on every day.
✓ When I was a child, I didn't have a bike, but I used to ride a bicycle on the driveway every day.
Use on the driveway to describe the bicycle's location. Do not use on before every day because every day functions as a time expression without a preposition.
× Uh, when I'm, when I'm my childhood, I don't have bike, but I used to, uh, bike a driveway bicycle on every day.
✓ When I was a child, I didn't have a bike, but I used to ride a bicycle on the driveway every day.
Bike a driveway bicycle is not a correctly structured verb phrase. Use the verb ride followed by the object a bicycle. A clear structure is subject plus used to plus base verb plus object and place or time information.
× So in India it is easy access to uh, go on bikes.
✓ So, in India, it is easy to ride a bike.
Easy access is a noun phrase, but the sentence requires an adjective structure describing an action. Use it is easy to plus the base verb, as in it is easy to ride a bike.